§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Energy what measures are taken to ensure that United Kingdom North sea oil, supplied to trans-shipment centres such as the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, the Bahamas, the United States Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Canary Islands, is not subsequently shipped to South Africa.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Energy if, in view of the conflicting statistical information given in his Department's Brown Book and the Department of Trade export statistics, he will give an authoritative yearly breakdown of the volume of United Kingdom North sea crude oil sold to the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, the Bahamas, the United States Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Canary Islands, for the period since 1978.
§ Mr. GrayThe discrepancies between the two sources reflect the use of two separate reporting systems with their associated differences of interpretation, definition and approach. I cannot provide any more authoritative alternative. Since last year both series have been available in my Department's "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics."